Blackboard Basics

Locating Courses

Missing a Current Semester Course
Your Blackboard courses will not appear on Blackboard until your instructors make their Blackboard courses available to students.

Access Old Courses
Student access to completed Blackboard courses is automatically disabled approximately eight weeks after the last day of classes. Once student access to a course has been disabled, the only person who can access that course or make its contents available to students again is the course’s instructor

Locating Content within a Course (Movie, 01:17)
Very often Blackboard Courses can build up a wealth of files and documents uploaded to its course content. Finding newer or specific files can often times be difficult. This video will show you how to quickly and easily search through the course in its entirety.
Hiding and Unhiding the Course Menu (Movie, 04:26)
On occasion you may accidentally hide the course menu without being aware of it. This will show you how to make that pesky little thing reappear.
Downloading Files (Movie, 02:04)
Got a file you need to download? Don’t know how? We can show you. That was easy!
Printing Items (Movie, 01:37)
We know it cost’s twelve cents a page to print and you’re killing a cute little baby tree in Africa, but sometimes you just have to. We can show you how to do that as well!

Submitting Assignments (Movie, 03:26)
Need a grade? Want to pass your class? Submitting assignments is the way to do it! Here’s how.
Checking Your Grades (Movie, 02:03)
Want to make sure your path to Med School is secure? Going home for Spring Break senior year with no job but want to have some good news for your parents? Checking your grades is a good route to go. Check out how to here.